Vleminckx's solution in acne rosacea / by Henry W. Stelwagon.

  • Stelwagon, Henry W. (Henry Weightman), 1853-1919.
Date:
[1883]
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Credit: Vleminckx's solution in acne rosacea / by Henry W. Stelwagon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VLEMINCKX’S SOLUTION IN ACNE ROSACEA.* BY H. W. STELWAGON, M. D., Physician to the Philadelphia Dispensary for Skin Diseases; Service for Diseases of the Skin, Northern Dispensary ; and Department for Diseases of the Skin, Howard Hospital. The condition known as acne rosacea, or rosacea, is so obstinate in its nature that in many instances almost every remedy is barren of any marked or permanent result. What will prove useful in a cer¬ tain proportion of cases, will be of little avail, or even absolutely valueless, in others. The impor¬ tance, then, of having at command a large choice of remedies is evident. Remedies are referred to here in the sense of local applications only, as it is gener¬ ally by such means alone that any good is obtained. Internal medication is rarely of advantage, and is seldom called for, except to correct faulty conditions in the general health that may be present. The use of Vleminckx’s solution in this affection is not orig¬ inal with myself, as it has been, to my knowledge, so used by Dr. Duhring and Dr. Van Harlingen, as well as by other dermatologists. This application of it is, however, but little known to the general pro¬ fession, and it is for the purpose of calling further attention to its value that the present communica¬ tion is written. ♦Reprinted from the Medical News, July 7, 1883.